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Teething and Babbling

angelicadimarcoangelicadimarco member
in Babies: 9 - 12 Months

Hi! My boy is about to be 9 months in a week. He coos and makes consonant sounds, but doesn't do the canonical babbling like 'bababa' 'dadada' 'mamma'. I will get a random 'da' 'ba' 'ma' 'pa' here and there, and he does make new noises all the time. I'm a little worried that he hasn't begun canonical babbling yet, as the CDC has this listed under 9 month milestones.

My question is -- would constant teething affect this in any way? He currently has 8 teeth (5 full and 3 coming in at the same time) and I don't see this stopping anytime soon. He's essentially been teething for 3 months straight, with very little breaks in between. He's constantly in pain and has things in his mouth chewing, crying. (I do give him infant pain meds when needed).

Does anyone have any experience with their baby getting a substantial amount of teeth at a younger age? Did your babies babble "on time" or do you feel it affected their babbling by the 9 month milestone timeframe?

Thank you so much! :)

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Re: Teething and Babbling

  • knottie717793edd7b60ea4knottie717793edd7b60ea4 member
    Mine didn’t babble until 2 days before 9 months then she went silent again for another 3 weeks but is doing it all the time again. Have faith it will come! 
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  • knottie6f55c2cdcd00affaknottie6f55c2cdcd00affa member
    Early teething definitely seemed to distract my baby from babbling. Always chewing, fussy, and just not in the mood to 'talk' much. It came later though!
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